Floor covering



Patented Sept. y8, 192,5.

UNITED sTArE/sjP'ATENT OFFICE-.f

maar c. INNns,` or HAnTwIItL, CINCINNATI, onIo, AssIGNon To Tnn PIIILII I CAREY MANUFACTURING CoMrAfNY, A ConPonATIoN or oIIIo.

FLOOR COVERING.

Application filed April 9, 1919. Serialll'o. 288,670.

To all whom 'it may concem:

'Be it known that I, HARRY C. INNEs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of, and whose post-office address is 8360 Burns Avenue, HartwelhCincinnati, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Floor Coverings, of which the' following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved floor covering more particularly adapted for use on concrete, stone, wood,

, wood block, and similar ioors where there is substantially no resilience or flexibility. Many ioors, such as concrete floors, are cold or damp, or both, with the result that employees find them very objectionable to stand on, and the employer finds that the eliiciency Concreteof his men is affected thereby. floors also give olf aline dust.` By my invention I have sought to overcome these objections due to the hardness of the floors, coldness, dampness, lack of resiliency or leiribil` ity, objection tothe fine dust and other ob- 'ections To do this, I provi-de a Hoor cover- Ing, which, while I-preferably make it as a' mat form -of manufacture-of'diiferent sizes, is ada ted for use as a floor covering to cover an entlre floor. In factories where concrete fioors or other hard non-resilient, non-flexible, cold or damp floors are found, it has been noticed that the ethciency of the workmen compelled to stand upon the Hoor lessens asthe day progresses. By means of my improvement, the workman 1s provided with a mat or a runner or floor coverin which may be placed wherever desired for im to stand on to perform his labor, thereby providingv him with a comparativel soft, resilient article upon which to stan not susceptible to dam ness; one that keeps the cold from reac ing his feet, and obviates the fine dust which is given off under abrasion due to walking or standing on concrete. drawin s I have shown my invention in the form o a mat, although I would have it understood that the invention is equally suitable for use as a ioor covering to cover the In thel entire oor, stair treads, etc. In the drawings,

Figure 1 isa pers ective view of a mat with a portion of the inding cut away.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross section of a portion of Figure 1. u

Figure 3 is a modification of Figure 1.

Figure; 4 is a cross section of a modification of a portion of Figure 1.

In the drawings in which like letters relate to like parts, A is the to .of the mat, which is preferably made wit a relatively thin coating of. pure asphalt, or other suitable bituminous material. Of course,- if desired, this top or tread surface of the mat may be of 'any suitable material, such asa layer of suitable design or ornamental bearing material, a veneer of wood, imitation wood, linoleum, oilcloth, canvas, drilling, duck, burlap, paper, `felt,` etc. B, B, are layers of suitable felt, canvas, drilling, duck, burlap, paper or similar material. I preferably use for these layers B, B, felt saturated with asphalt or other suitable saturating material adapted to preserve the felt and to make same water or moist-proof. Of course, the-layers B, B, may each be of the same or of different materials.' If desired, the felt burlap or other material used could be used without saturating, although I find that by saturating the felt or other material (thereby preserving it) that the life of the mat or floor covering is greatlly prolonged. C, is a body of bonding material between the two plies B, B,-tl1is lbon'd or body material is any suitable material, plastic or elastic in its nature, preferabl a bituminous material, and more prefera lly an asphalt compound,

consisting of an asphalt and other material such as wood libre, wool fibre, cork, flax yfibre, corn stock pith, leather, rubber or any other suitable material, either coated or coated and saturated with asphalt, so as to bond or retain the asphalt and vother material, or materials, enteringthe compound, in a satisfactory plastic body or mass. These layers B, B, and the compound material layer C, are

*brought into contact in the manufacture of binder hereafter referred to. Either before or after the top layer of asphalt is applied on a mat, I apply suitable binding D. This. binding may be of any suitable material,"although preferablyI use a metal or a material of a like character, although of course canvas, paper, felt, cloth or material of like character may be used. In placing the metal bindings on the mat I preferably have the edge on 'the top side at the point E, bent so -it projects downward into the top surfacefof the mat to obviate the possibility of any rough or sharp edges which could in any way mar or mutilate the foot apparel of the person standing or walking thereon, while at the same time, preventing the possibility of any portion of the binding tending to trip the'person. On the under side I referably allow the metal binding portion or a partI thereof, to be a little below the bottom of the central portion of .the mat so it slightly raises this ortion of the mat above the surface of the oor. 4

In the modification shown in Figure 3, I have provided a beveled edge for the mat or coverlng so that the 'workman will be less? liable to trip or stumble, if he contacts with the edge of the mat, while at the same time affording a slight incline if it is necessary to move any truck or other vehicle over the mat. In Figure 4 I have shown a cross section of a portion of Figure 1 where the binding has een omitted and in which the upper surface is provided with desirable design, color, or ornamental bearing material, a layer or veneer, such for instance as a piece. of paper havin a design printed thereon; a piece of oilclot having a design thereon, or a ieee of canvas painted any color, or a wo veneer or imitation wood veneer, etc. i In laying concrete iioors in the aisle in front of machines or where the workmen are to stand a sunken portion may be provided into which-a runner of my oor covering may be ma be dis need with.-

at I c aim is:

1. A floor'covering composed of a layer of plastic material between two layers of exible material, and a binding for the edges thereof.

2. A- iioor covering composed of a layer of plastic material between two layers of ilex- 1ble, water roof material, and a binding for the edges t ereof.

3. A floor covering composed of a layer of bituminous material and a layer of flexible materialcompressed together, 'and a binding for an edge thereof. v

LA floor covering composed of a layer of y bituminous material, a reinforcement therefor, and a binding for an edge thereof.

5. A floor coverin composed of a layer of asphalt compoun a suitable reinforce- A ment therefor, and a binding for an edge thereof.

6. A fiooir mat composed of two layers of asphalt saturated felt bonded together'by a layer of asphalt compound, composed of ashalt and suitable compressible material, a inding therefor, and a tread surface of plastic material.

7.- A mat com osed of two layers of asphalt saturated elt, a bond layer of greater thickness of asphalt compound, a trea'd surface therefor of suitable plastic material and binding therefor.v

8. A mat composed of two layers of asphalt saturated felt, a bond la er of greater thickness of asphalt compoun a tread surface therefor of suitable plastic material and metal binding therefor.

9. A oor covering composed of a compound of bituminous material and a suitable fibrous filler, a supporting layer therefor, said compound layer being of greater thickness than the supportingla er, and a protective material for the edge thereof.

10. A- floor covering composed of a layer of bituminous plastic material containing a fibrous filler, parallel supporting layers therefor, separated by and in intimate contact with said plastic material, and a suit- 11. A oor covering composed of an ashaltic wearing s ace and a supporting ayer therefor, and means for protecting the edge thereof.

In testimony whereof, I. have signed my name-to this specification.

' HARRY C. INNES.

able protective material for the edges thereplaced, in which event the metal binding D, of f 

